COLLEEN ALLES is a native Michigander and award-winning writer. The author of several novels and poetry collections, Colleen works as a developmental editor for Atmosphere Press and is a contributing fiction editor with Barren Magazine. Her work has appeared in Red Cedar Review, Tar River Poetry, The Write Michigan Anthology, The Michigan Poet, and other places. She lives in Grand Rapids. You can find her at www.ColleenAlles.com.